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USGS usp000jb46

19 Nov 2011, 18:06

104 km N of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 214.9 km depth.

Depth214.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 104 km N of Atka, Alaska?

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53.134000, -174.135000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jb46
Coordinates
53.134, -174.135
Network
us
Significance
465